Integrated Degree Anthropology (including Foundation Year) – Open Book Pathway

This is a five-year degree. If you successfully achieve the progression requirements of the Foundation Years, you can continue with the full-time three-year BA (Hons) Anthropology degree.

• This programme is ideal if you have been out of education for a while, or have suffered social exclusion for any reason. The part-time pathway gives you extra time to adjust to academic study, and we provide lots of specially tailored support, from staff who share your experiences and concerns.
• You'll become part of the award-winning Open Book programme, which supports people from non-traditional backgrounds that may include addiction, offending, and mental health challenges. Open Book also offers support to people who have never truly considered further and higher education as any kind of route to enhancing their future career choices and personal development.
• There are no formal entry requirements for the Integrated Degree, you just need to have an interest in the subject. You can tell us about your interests and experiences at an informal meeting, an interview, or in your application form, and everyone who applies is assessed on their individual merits.
• You'll benefit from support tailored to your particular circumstances, with invitations to participate in Open Book activities throughout your time at Goldsmiths. You'll also attend a study skills course as part of the programme, to develop your abilities in this area.
• You'll learn about anthropology, human society and cultural difference, and will examine globalisation and visual anthropology. If you successfully achieve the progression requirements of the foundation years, you can continue with the full-time three-year BA Anthropology degree.

Contact the department

If you have specific questions about the degree, contact the Programme Convenor, Sarah Lambert.

There are no formal entry requirements for this programme, but you should demonstrate in your personal statement:

• An interest in and aptitude for the subject
• How you will benefit from studying the programme

Your referees are also welcome to include any relevant contextual comments around your academic achievements. We’ll look at all these things when making a decision on your application.

Selection process

Admission is by application to UCAS, interview and a short piece of written work.

International qualifications

We also accept a wide range of international qualifications. Find out more about the qualifications we accept from around the world.

If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score (or equivalent English language qualification) of 6.0 with a 6.0 in writing and no element lower than 5.5 to study this programme. If you need assistance with your English language, we offer a range of courses that can help prepare you for degree-level study.

Our anthropology graduates have been successful in a range of areas, including:

• Filmmaking
• Advocacy work for NGOs and development agencies
• Journalism
• Museum curating
• Media careers
• Teaching
• Postgraduate research

Our particular emphasis on public anthropology encourages our students to explore options in a range of practice-based and public sector career paths.

Find out more about the types of jobs you can get with an anthropology degree.

Skills

The emphasis during the Foundation Years is on developing your academic skills so that you can express your ideas in a clear, concise and articulate manner – whether that's in writing or verbally.

You will also hone your ability to 'think anthropologically', and to engage thoughtfully with academic theory and research.

If you successfully achieve the progression requirements of the Foundation Year and progress to the BA Anthropology degree you will further develop skills in:

• Communication (including public speaking, developing and presenting an argument, note taking, report writing)
• Analytical thinking
• Awareness of social, political and cultural differences
• Understanding human behaviour
• Thinking 'outside the box'